Warmer, drier week ahead for Las Vegas
Eric and Rose Chung take in the views at Exploration Peak Park with their dogs Scooby and Furrawrri on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
People hike up to Exploration Peak on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Karalee Harker, 8, exits a slide at Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Karalee Harker, 8, climbs back up a slide at Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Jacob Harker, 5, climbs the playset at Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Visitors walk around Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Children play at Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
A view of the Strip from Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Eric Chung takes a photo of his wife Rose and their two dogs Furrwarri, right, and Scooby at Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
11-week-old Furrwarri catches some shade at Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Rose and Eric Chung take in the views at Exploration Peak Park with their dogs Scooby, left, and Furrawrri on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Eric and Rose Chung take in the views at Exploration Peak Park with their dogs Scooby and Furrawrri on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
The Las Vegas Valley looking west from Exploration Peak Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The Las Vegas Valley can expect dry conditions and high temperatures in the low 100s this week. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Updated August 6, 2017 - 7:11 pm
The Las Vegas Valley can expect to warm up and dry out this week, according to the National Weather Service.
Sunday reached a high of 102 degrees with calm winds in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Monday’s forecast high is 100 degrees, and Tuesday’s 101 degrees, according to meteorologist Reid Wolcott.
Temperatures will increase as the week continues, Wolcott said, with Wednesday’s high at 106 degrees and Thursday’s 107 degrees.
The weekend is also predicted to be warm and sunny with an average high of 106 degrees, the weather service said.
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